On Tuesday, February 28, 2006, there was a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors at the Avinger School. Board members in attendance were Glenn Terry, Frank Galloway and Kristy Carter, absent were Trent Gale and Bob Kenyan. Also present were 2 guests.

Glenn Terry called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m.

The minutes were reviewed and discussed from the January 17, 2006 meeting. Motion was made by Kristy Carter and seconded by Glenn Terry to accept the minutes as written; motion carried.

Old Business:

None

New Business:

The old sign located on the corner of 155 and 161 is in bad repair and needs to be removed. There also needs to be some new ‘No Fishing’ signs on CR 1599. Glenn Terry will see to this.

The May elections need to be posted. Nominees need to be submitted by the March meeting in order to get ballots and proxies printed. There are 3 positions up for election; Bob Kenyan; Glenn Terry and Frank Galloway.

The web site needs to be enhanced in regards to the airport. Frank Galloway will coordinate this effort with the web designer.

Committee Reports:

Treasurer Report: The Budget and registry report was presented by Debbie Dennis, clerk. Expenditures for January were $1,846.27. This included electric, reserve, accounting, and waste pickup. It also included the payment of annual property taxes of $1,412.42. Income for January was $12,442.37. All income was from annual dues. The balance in the operating checking account as of January 31, 2006 is $38,971.42. As of the end of February there is a balance of $6,315.74 in dues not collected. This included $4,429.03 in past due amounts not previously collected.

Architectural Committee:
Mr. Lewein’s building request was discussed. Frank Galloway, Jim Bowers and Charlie Brock visited and approved his plans. David Amox is building a pool and a security fence, the site was visited and plans approved.

The Coker’s have requested permission to build a boat dock with a gabled roof and sides. There was some discussion as to whether boat houses are allowed by the by-laws and covenants. It was decided the covenants do allow for boat houses per Article XI paragraph 5.b. The committee will meet with them again before any approvals are given.

There was some discussion as to whether all members of the committee should initial the plans or should only the chairman sign the approval. Final approval always resides with the board.

The Architectural Guidelines will be reviewed and revised at the next board meeting.

Common Area:
The mowing contractor wants to add a 10% surcharge to his next contract proposal. The current contract expires in June. No action taken.

Community Relations:

Firewise Committee:
The Avinger Fire Department has purchased the ladders needed to bring them up to ISO Standards. The city has donated $5,000 to help them toward their ISO rating. They are currently waiting on the State of Texas for a rating.

Compliance:
There are no current compliance issues.

The next scheduled board meeting will be Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at the Avinger School.

A motion was made by Kristy Carter and seconded by Glenn Terry to adjourn; motion carried.